First Look: Why Stop Now Movie Trailer
Jesse Eisenberg as Eli, Melissa Leo as Penny, Tracy Morgan as Sprinkles, Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Black and Emma Rayne Lyle as Nicole in Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner’s WHY STOP NOW? Photo by Jacob Hutchings. An IFC Films release.
The Plot:
The film tells the bittersweet story of Eli Smith, a piano prodigy, and his mother Penny who despite her cheerful, loving disposition, struggles with drug addiction. On the day of his audition for a prestigious music program, Eli’s mother plans to enter rehab, but a glitch in the system forces them to enlist the help of an unlikely ally, her drug dealer Sprinkles. Circumstances conspire that turn them into a comical yet determined band of collaborators who are forced to deal with their internal demons over the course of the day.
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